U.S. Resumes Free COVID-19 Test Program
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID-19 tests.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600 million to buy and offer the tests, p…
Ayudar a inmigrantes indocumentados a encontrar un médico de atención primaria reduce los costos de urgencias
VIERNES, 22 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ayudar a los inmigrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos a conectarse con médicos de atención primaria podría ser una forma de ahorrar dinero, reduciendo considerablemente el uso del departamento …
Learn MoreEncontrar atención de salud mental es difícil para muchos debido a escasez de médicos y falta de internet
JUEVES, 21 de Septiembre, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Casi uno de cada cinco condados en los Estados Unidos carece de psiquiatras o servicio de internet, dificultando que alrededor de 10.5 millones de estadounidenses encuentren atención de salud mental, …
Learn MoreToday’s COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say.Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory…
Learn MoreMore Than 10 Million U.S. Adults Live in Counties Without Psychiatrists, Broadband
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 10 million people lived in U.S. counties without psychiatrists and broadband coverage in 2020, according to a research letter published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Network Open.Tarun Ramesh, from Har…
Learn MoreIn Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number of babies born with the…
Learn MoreGun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As working class neighborhoods gentrify, you’ll likely see rents rise, pricey restaurants move in — and maybe also a rise in gunshot wounds, researchers say.In U.S. neighborhoods that gentrified, gun injuri…
Learn MoreWildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More people around the world are exposed to wildfire smoke that has the potential to harm human health, and their numbers are growing, new research finds. More than 2 billion people are exposed to at least …
Learn MoreHelping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Helping undocumented immigrants in the United States connect with primary care doctors could be a money-saver, substantially reducing emergency department use and lowering health costs, a new study finds.Th…
Learn MoreDiabetes Drug Maker Sues Over Compounded Versions of Mounjaro
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Another diabetes drug maker is taking legal action against businesses in several states, alleging that they are “fraudulently claiming” that their compounded products are the same as its medication.This ti…
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